Former Campaign Finance Director Testifies in Haggerty Trial

The chief financial officer of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s 2009 re-election campaign testified Tuesday that she was romantically involved with the Queens political operative accused of stealing $1.1 million of the mayor’s personal fortune.

A nervous-looking Fiona Reid, her voice barely audible at times, discussed her relationship with John Haggerty, a volunteer on the mayor’s campaign.

Reid’s account comes one day after Bloomberg testified that Haggerty “just took the money for his personal gain.” Haggerty, 42 years old, is charged with grand larceny, money laundering and falsifying business records. He has pleaded not guilty to charges that he stole the mayor’s money to purchase a home in Queens.

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